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Wendy Jane

@theheronandrose.bsky.social

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Passionate about capturing nature through watercolour illustrations, nature journaling, and photography. Join me on my blog at theheronandrose.com for garden and nature stories. Ontario/ New Brunswick.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hello Bluesky!

I'm new here so I will introduce myself.

I'm an illustrator who loves to share my gardening adventures and nature journal sketches on social media and my blog, theheronandrose.com.

#NatureJournaling #BlueskyIntro #CreativeJournalingg #NatureLovers #ArtCommunity

Ink and watercolour illustration of a black-capped chickadee perched in a cedar branch.

Ink and watercolour illustration of a Junco bird in Cedar branches

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Sep 12

Peak flower season may be over, but the beauty of nature never fades. Seeing bees buzzing around my garden, especially enjoying the mint, fills my heart with gratitude and joy.

#flowersonFriday #naturelovers #gardens #nature

Two bees gather nectar from the purple flower of a mint plant surrounded by lush green leaves.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm starting to notice the autumn colours coming into the garden this weekend.

#autumn #helloseptember #garden #nature

A close up photograph of a current bush leave just starting to change from green to red.

A photograph of wild rose hips changing from green to autumn reds and yellows set against green foliage.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Aug 29

Spending the Summer outside taking pictures of nature was nice but I am looking forward to September. Cooler, darker days mean more time spent drawing. There’s something about the quiet shift of the season that pulls me back to the sketchbook.

#Sketchbook

Detailed graphite illustration of a White-throated Sparrow on paper. The sparrow is perched on the edge of an aged broken branch.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Aug 29

Enjoying the beautiful sight of a busy bee collecting pollen from a coneflower as summer fades away.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #naturelovers #flowers

A close-up of a bee on a purple coneflower with lush green leaves blurred in the background.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m savoring the beauty of one of the last orange rose blooms in my garden this season.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #naturelovers #flowers

An up close photograph of an orange rose just starting to bloom, featuring sparkling water droplets on its surface. There is an out of focus rose bud in the background.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Aug 8

The beauty of nature never fails to amaze me.

Scarlet runner beans and Hummingbirds make August the most magical time in my garden.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #gardens #zone5b

A photograph of a ruby throated humming bird gathering nectar from the flowers of a scarlet runner bean.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Aug 6

I am embracing a slow start to August to nurture my creativity with nature sketching and self care. It's important to make time for what fuels the soul.

#naturejournal #sketchbook #selfcare

A photograph of a sketchbook page that shows a simple graphite drawing of three wildflowers in bloom.

A photograph of a purple coneflower being sketched, in pencil, outdoors with a background of the coneflower reference in a garden among other wildflowers.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Aug 1

Here are a few photos of my garden from July. Despite the high heat and dryness this summer, the garden is putting on a good show of flowers.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #gardens #zone5b

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jul 12

The house with the rough waves is my favourite. I can feel the movement of the water and gathering clouds as if I'm there.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jul 11

I took this picture of a Shasta Daisy in my wildflower garden a few days ago after a morning rain. I find that sometimes the flowers that I enjoy most in my garden are the simple ones.

#FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling #Gardens

A photograph of a large white Shasta Daisy with a few rain drops covering its petals set against a blurred green background.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jul 8

The red on these Shirley Poppies have such a vibrant red that they are hard to look at in full sun.

#gardening #bloomscrolling #zone5b #flowers

A photograph of a single red Shirley Poppy in a garden amongst a backdrop of green foliage.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jul 7

Doing a simple sketch that I work on a little bit every day until it's finished is a great way for me to de-stress and get my focus back.

This is a pencil sketch of a Downy Woodpecker that visits my garden.

#dailysketch #birdart #bird

A black and white pencil sketch of the back of a downy woodpecker looking to his right while his sharp claws keep him securely attached to the side of a post.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jun 26

A recent storm took out most of the flowers in my garden, but this low growing rose survived. This is its first full bloom of the season.

#gardening #bloomscrolling #nature #flowers

A soft orange colored rose in full bloom surrounded by medium green foliage.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today marks the summer solstice – a time to slow down, recharge, and appreciate the simple joys of life.

Take a moment to savour the beauty of the longest day and bask in the glow of summer's warmth.

#SummerSolstice #Gratitude #SimpleJoys #NatureLovers #BirdWatching

A female mallard duck with her eye closed is perched on a log in a serene pond, surrounded by vibrant green lily pads.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jun 18

It’s that time of year when I see a lot of fledglings out and about. I took this picture of a sparrow the other morning collecting mosquitoes to feed one of its fledglings hiding out in my wildflower patch.

#NatureLovers #BirdWatching #BackyardBirds #NatureMoments

An adult sparrow resting on a fence post, with soft focus on the surrounding landscape. The sparrow has a beak full of mosquitoes as it prepares to fly down to the grass to feed its fledgling.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jun 15

I haven’t sped this video up. This bee just really loves this wild rose!

Today’s the first day I’ve noticed flowers on my Swamp Rose.

#Gardening #Zone5b #Flowers #NatureLovers

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · Jun 11

I left the garden for a few weeks, but I came back just in time to see the lupins I planted last year in full bloom! The bees visit these frequently.

#nature #bloomscrolling #gardening

A collection of 6 Lupin plants standing tall in a garden showing off their deep purple blooms in full flower.

Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · May 11

Since it is Mother’s Day here today, I thought I would post this picture I took a few years back of a Robin giving their little one an early morning life lesson on how to get breakfast.

#MothersDay #NatureLovers #BirdWatching

A photograph of an adult Robin and a juvenile robin standing and looking at one another in the middle of a grass covered backyard with white flowering clover blurred in the background.

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Jeff Dillon Fine Art 🇨🇦 @jeffdillonfineart.bsky.social · Apr 28

If you love art, follow and share to experience my latest paintings and help spread the beauty of art with others.
#art

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · May 7

It is amazing how much the garden can change daily at this time of year. These tulips went from buds to beautiful flowers in no time. These are the peony flowering tulip variety.

#Gardening #Photography #Bloomscrolling #Zone5b

A photograph of a vibrant group of pink and white peony flowering tulips blooming in a sunny garden.

Close-up of purple tulip buds blooming in a vibrant garden setting.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · May 6

A pencil sketch of a couple of finches that have started to become frequent visitors to the feeder now that Spring is in full swing. Their vibrant colours make me want to capture them in watercolour rather than graphite.

#NatureJournal #SketchingNature #Sketchbook

A photograph of a sketchbook open to a page with two finches: one male and one female. The finches are rendered using pencil. The lightly blurred background contains a mass of flowering Grape Hyacinth Muscari ground cover.

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · May 4

A year in the life of a Common Sandpiper, with some stuff about Spotted Sandpipers too:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2019/05/04/n...
Published 4 May 2019, to promote book by Phil Holland
🎂6️⃣
#ornithology

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · May 4

Here are my nature sketchbook pages that I have been working in April while researching moths and butterflies that are native to my region. I've never seen a Luna moth in but they are a nice green colour.

#NatureJournal #SketchingNature #Watercolour #Sketchbook

A nature journal page of watercolour moths and butterflies. One moth is a brown Polyphemus moth with an illustration of its bright green caterpillar beneath it. Next to that is a bright green Luna moth and below the Polyphemus moth is the pink and yellow Rosy Maple Moth.

This is a photo of a sketchbook page with graphite sketches of a Polyphemus moth, Luna moth, and a Rosy Maple moth in three different poses.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks, I don’t know what’s going on with that. It says it uploads correctly then publishes black. I have tried a few times now. The photos work on my Instagram, so I think it's something with my Blue Sky account, maybe.

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Wendy Jane @theheronandrose.bsky.social · May 1

It’s been a while since I had time to work in my nature journal, but while I was researching native moths and butterflies in my local ecosystem, I couldn’t resist the temptation to do a few simple sketches.

#NatureJournal #SketchingNature #Watercolour #Sketchbook

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